Hawaii Senate Bill 2694
Session 2026
Relating To Water Carriers.
Became Law
Became Law on May 19, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
First Action
Jan 23, 2026
Latest Action
May 19, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2694
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish automatic adjustment mechanisms to address economic factors sua sponte or on application by a water carrier. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a water carrier inflationary cost index automatic adjustment mechanism. Beginning 7/1/2026, through 6/30/2029, requires the Public Utilities Commission to apply automatic adjustment mechanisms. Beginning 7/1/2029, through 6/30/2033, authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to apply automatic adjustment mechanisms. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to waive or exempt any water carrier from any requirement under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Sunsets 7/1/2033. (CD1)
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05/19/2026
Senate
Act 016, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116).
05/19/2026
House
Act 016, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Grandinetti, Iwamoto, Kapela, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Lowen, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Shimizu, Tam voting no (15) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:00 PM; Conference Room 224.
05/01/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Inouye, DeCoite, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
05/01/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Matayoshi, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 232-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 232-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/30/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 05-01-26 9:30AM in conference room 329.
04/29/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Inouye, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Lamosao, Awa.
04/29/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
04/20/2026
House
Re-referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 30
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Matayoshi, Todd Co-Chairs; Pierick.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 690).
04/16/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/16/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
04/14/2026
House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kapela, Lowen, Marten, Matsumoto, Pierick, Poepoe, Shimizu, Tam voting no (13) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
04/10/2026
House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2122-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/10/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
04/09/2026
House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick; and Excused: none.
04/07/2026
House
Proposed draft of Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 04-09-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Copy of proposed draft available at www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
03/30/2026
House
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1559-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
03/30/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
03/27/2026
House
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick.
03/24/2026
House
The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-27-26 at 10:30 AM.
03/24/2026
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-27-26 10:30AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/19/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/12/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/12/2026
House
Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 17
03/10/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
03/10/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 282) in amended form (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2932) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
03/03/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
02/27/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/20/2026
Senate
Reported from CPN/TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2655) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
02/20/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
02/18/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Kanuha, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.
02/18/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.
02/12/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN/TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
01/28/2026
Senate
Referred to CPN/TRS, WAM.
01/26/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
01/23/2026
Senate
Introduced.
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Record Created
Jan 24, 2026 2:16:14 AM
Record Updated
May 20, 2026 5:52:36 AM